[ORPHANS]
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It's the hard-knock life for us!
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It's the hard-knock life for us!
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[ANNIE]
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'Steada treated,
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[ORPHANS]
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We get tricked!
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[ANNIE]
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'Steada kisses,
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[ORPHANS]
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We get kicked!
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[ALL]
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It's the hard-knock life!
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Got no folks to speak of, so,
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It's the hard-knock row we how!
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[ANNIE]
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Cotton blankets,
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[ORPHANS]
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'Steada of wool!
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[ANNIE]
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Empty Bellies
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[ORPHANS]
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'Steada of full!
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[ALL]
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It's the hard-knock life!
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[ANNIE]
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Don't if feel like the wind is always howl'n?
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[KATE AND TESSIE]
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Don't it seem like there's never any light!
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[DUFFY AND JULY]
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Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in?
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[MOLLY AND PEPPER]
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It's easier than puttin' up a fight.
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[ANNIE]
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No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy!
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No one cares if you grow...of if you shrink!
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No one dries when your eyes get wet an' weepy!
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[ALL]
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From all the cryin' you would think this place's a sink!
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Ohhhh!!!!!!!
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Empty belly life!
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Rotten smelly life!
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Full of sorrow life!
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No tomorrow life!
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[MOLLY]
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Santa Claus we never see
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[ANNIE]
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Santa Claus, what's that?
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Who's he?
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[ALL]
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No one cares for you a smidge
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When you're in an orphanage!
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[MOLLY]
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(Making a whistling sound and imitating Miss. Hannigan)
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You'll stay up till this dump shines
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like the top of the Chrysler Building.
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[ORPHANS]
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Yank the whiskers from her chin
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Jab her with a safety Pin
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Make her drink a mickey finn
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I love you, Miss Hannigan
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[MOLLY]
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(whistle) Get to work!
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(whistle) Strip them beds!
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(whistle) I said get to work!
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[ALL]
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It's the hard-knock life for us
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It's the hard-knock life for us
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No one cares for you a smidge
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When your in an orphanage
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It's the hard-knock life
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It's the hard-knock life
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It's the hard-knock life!
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Hard Knock Life
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Annie |